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... Philip II's reign and era . I have learned so much from reading his Felipe II y su tiempo ( Philip II and His Time ) . To the Office of Information of the Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA ) in Langley Acknowledgments ( Virginia ) ; to ...
... Philip II of Spain . For years , Ghislieri had been collecting an annual subsidy of eight hundred ducats from the Spanish crown . On January 7 , 1566 , Cardinal Ghislieri was elected pope . He adopted the name Pius V. The Spanish ...
... Philip II of Spain , the capricious King Charles IX of France , the insignificant and uncultured Ferdinand I of Austria , and Mary's own son , Prince James , who would eventually betray her and inherit her throne . The circle began to ...
... Philip II , who in turn sent word to the English court , through his am- bassador , that if this were to happen , perhaps he would find himself obli- gated to send help to the Catholic queen . The ambassador made no mention of Pius V's ...
... Philip II , meanwhile , had written to his ambassador Guzmán de Silva , telling him " he should let the queen of Scotland know she should act with moderation [ toward Rizzio ] and avoid anything that could irritate the queen of England ...
Contents
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Times of Action 15871605 | 50 |
New Horizons 16051644 | 65 |
Era of Expansion 16441691 | 81 |
Time of Intrigue 16911721 | 96 |
Some Brief Reigns 17211775 | 110 |
Rise of the Terror 19341940 | 229 |
The End of the ThousandYear Reich 19401945 | 247 |
Odessa and the Vatican Ratline 19461958 | 268 |
New Alliances 19581976 | 285 |
Vatican Inc and Gods Business 19761978 | 302 |
Time of the Assassins 19791982 | 318 |
The Polish Years 19822005 | 335 |
The Years to Come Benedict XVI | 352 |
The Rise and Fall of Eagles 17751823 | 124 |
An Era of Spies 18231878 | 140 |
The League of the Impious 18781914 | 160 |
The Horseman of the Apocalypse 19141917 | 177 |
Intriguing Toward Peace 19171922 | 197 |
Era of the Dictators 19221934 | 211 |
List of Popes Since the Creation of the Holy Alliance | 373 |
Notes | 375 |
Bibliography | 399 |
Archives Consulted | 407 |
Index | 409 |
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